Punjab University Hailey College of Commerce (HCC) organised the Convocation 2011 ceremony in the college’s lawn here at New Campus on Wednesday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran presided over the ceremony while Member National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz was the chief guest on the occasion. The ceremony was also attended by MPA Khawaja Imran Nazir, Principal Prof Dr Liaqat Ali, senior faculty members and a large number of graduating students and their parents.
Addressing the ceremony, Hamza Shahbaz said it was an unforgettable day for the graduating students who should have been thankful to their parents and teachers who had prayed and worked hard in this regard. He said Pakistan was a country of 18 crore inhabitants out of which 10 crore were youngsters. He said we had spent $10 billion in the war on terror recently but we could not control the circumstances. He said if this amount had been spent on the youth then conditions would have been more prosperous. He said the country had been facing serious issues but every problem had a solution as well. He said Pakistan’s energy need was 18 to 20 thousand megawatts and that Balochistan was rich in energy reservoirs and the coal reservoirs of the country were enough to meet energy demand for 200 years. He said Pakistan was at number three in coal reservoirs, fourth in cotton production and fifth in gold and copper reservoirs and that the only issue was sincerity of purpose, as he highlighted the need of taking practical measures.
